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Welcome back to my second article about the 2025 Palm and Pyranha Park Jam events. If you haven’t already read my first article about Park Jam – you can find it here. This article will be covering the second weekend of Park Jam at Tees Barrage and Cardiff white water centres. Enjoy!

The Palm and Pyranha Park Jam returned this October, bringing kayakers together from across the UK over two weekends. Team paddlers from both Pyranha and Palm, as well as special guests visited white water courses across the UK. The aim of the Park Jam series is for young kayakers to be given the opportunity to meet and paddle with team paddlers and hopefully leave the event feeling inspired.

The Park Jam series started with Bren Orton where it used to be called ‘Bren’s Park Jam’ until he requested it be changed because he saw it as bigger than himself. Although Bren is no longer with us, his legacy is continued through Park Jam and that is beautiful. The positive and long lasting impact that these events have on people can not be underestimated. Many of the kids who come to Park Jam have attended for years now and it is incredible to see how much progression they have made every year.

It was an absolute pleasure to be involved in Park Jam 2025 and here is my account to tell you all about it.

Tryweryn Festival (T-fest) is one of my favourite annual kayaking events and one I try hard not to miss! A weekend which encompasses fun events, lots of kayaking and plenty of time to catch up with friends. This year saw the festival happen a little earlier at the start of the July. It’s a busy time of year for me hence why this write up is a little later than usual. If you were at T-fest this year, I hope you had as much fun as me. If not – perhaps reading this article will inspire you to get yourself a ticket for next year!